Fellows

I received a PhD in Law from the University of Tokyo. My research comprises the political and diplomatic history of modern Japan. In 2003 I published my first book about the formation of the opposition party in Japan. My second book, published in 2010, is about Meiji Japan’s restoration of sovereignty through the revision of “unequal treaties” (now under translation into English). Recently, my interest stretches to several other fields including the history of political lies and the challenges to them in the form of rhetoric and literature, which results in my third book, “Political History of Deception: Insincere Politics

Lindy Heinecken is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Sociology and Social Anthropology Department at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, where she lectures in political and industrial sociology. Her research focuses on military unionism, women and peacekeeping, and the armed forces and society. She has also published on additional issues, which include gender integration, civil-military relations, HIV/AIDS, and security. She holds a MSocSc from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and a PhD from King’s College, Department of War Studies, University of London. She sits on various academic boards, which include the Council of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed

Tendai Joseph Chari is a senior lecturer in the Media Studies Department, School of Human and Social Sciences, University of Venda, South Africa. He holds a PhD in Media Studies from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, and a Master’s in Media and Communication Studies from the University of Zimbabwe. Dr. Chari is widely published in the field of Media Studies and his research interests span a number of specializations, such as political communication, environmental communication, media and development, media ethics, and new media and society. Some of his publications have appeared in the Journal of African Media Studies, African

Godfrey Maringira is an associate professor of Anthropology at Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. He graduated with a PhD in sociology at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa in 2015. He is a senior Volkswagen Stiftung Foundation research fellow and is also a Principal Investigator of the International Development Research Center (IDRC) research on Gang violence in South Africa. Dr. Maringira is a two-time consecutive recipient of the SSRC’s Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: Fieldwork and Completion Grant – 2012 and 2013, respectively. He is also a three-time recipient of the African Peacebuilding Network

Dr. Jeremiah O. Arowosegbe is a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. His areas of research interest and teaching specialization include African Development, African Intellectual History, and African Studies, as well as African Politics, African Political Thought, Political Theory, and Political Thought, respectively. He has held visiting academic appointments and positions as A. C. Jordan Fellow of African Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa (2013-2014); Andrew W. Mellon Fellow of the Humanities at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa (2010-2011); Guest Researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden

Pamela Machakanja is an Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of the Institute of Peace, Leadership and Governance at Africa University in Zimbabwe. She holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies and an MA in Peace and Conflict Resolution from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom; as well as a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Zimbabwe. Her research interests include peace and conflict analysis, peace and security, peacebuilding, transitional justice, memory work, leadership development, and gender and development. She is also the chairperson of

Peace A. Medie is a Research Fellow in the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) at the University of Ghana and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. Her research centers on the dynamics of violence during and after conflicts and the steps that state and non-state actors take to address this violence. Her book manuscript, Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence against Women in Africa, examines how international organizations and the women’s movement have influenced the implementation of gender-based violence norms in Liberia and